ON-VEHICLE TRACKING CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A tracking control apparatus mounted on an own vehicle for performing a tracking control of a preceding vehicle comprising:
- information acquiring means for acquiring information about surroundings of the own vehicle, the information acquiring means including preceding vehicle determining means for determining the preceding vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle;
control means for controlling a tracking control of the preceding vehicle determined by the preceding vehicle determining means, the control means controlling the tracking control to be maintained or released; and
turn signal determining means for determining whether or not a turn signal of a turn signal unit of the preceding vehicle is active, whereinthe control means is configured to maintain or release the tracking control by taking into account of the surroundings of the own vehicle concerning a traffic lane change by the preceding vehicle based on the information acquired by the information acquiring means, when the turn signal determining means determines that the turn signal of the turn signal unit is active.
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Abstract
A tracking control apparatus for tracking a preceding vehicle includes information acquiring unit for acquiring information about surrounding the own vehicle, preceding vehicle determining unit for determining the preceding vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle, control unit controls the tracking control to be maintained or released, and turn signal determining unit for determining whether or not a turn signal of a turn signal unit of the preceding vehicle is active. The control unit maintains or releases the tracking control by determining the surrounding of the own vehicle concerning a traffic lane change by the preceding vehicle based on the information acquired by the information acquiring unit, when the turn signal determining unit determines that the turn signal of the turn signal unit is active.
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16 Claims
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1. A tracking control apparatus mounted on an own vehicle for performing a tracking control of a preceding vehicle comprising:
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information acquiring means for acquiring information about surroundings of the own vehicle, the information acquiring means including preceding vehicle determining means for determining the preceding vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle; control means for controlling a tracking control of the preceding vehicle determined by the preceding vehicle determining means, the control means controlling the tracking control to be maintained or released; and turn signal determining means for determining whether or not a turn signal of a turn signal unit of the preceding vehicle is active, wherein the control means is configured to maintain or release the tracking control by taking into account of the surroundings of the own vehicle concerning a traffic lane change by the preceding vehicle based on the information acquired by the information acquiring means, when the turn signal determining means determines that the turn signal of the turn signal unit is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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